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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 316: Enacts the "Dignity Not Detention" act

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 316 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "Dignity Not Detention" act. Primary sponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 29 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Democratic/Working Families 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julia SalazarPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jamaal BaileyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Michael GianarisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
James SandersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source